Ontario pot seller to be extradicted to the US to face American drug laws

[Jetsetlemming]

http://www.cannabisculture.com/articles/4639.html

Marc Emery, the "Prince of Pot", has never been to the US, and lives and works out of Ontario, Canada, where they have legalized pot 100%. However, the US Department of Justice is attempting to get him extradicted to the US, along with two associates, to be tried under American drug laws and can face up to 10 years to life.

This just shocks me to see. They DEA is trying to charge CANADIANS, living in a province that has LEGALIZED pot, with American drug laws and imprison them in America. They don't have any jurisdiction or right or power over these people but are trying to bully the Canadian government to hand them over anyway, as far as I can tell because they sell their marijuana seeds online and Americans can buy them.

This doesn't make one lick of sense, even for the par behavior of the current government standards. What the fuck?

[Panda Man]

It seems anytime the government or TV stations try to use the internet as a tool they fail epicly. Our foreign policies are FUBAR'd already, why not screw it up even omre But seriously, WTF!? Ray_ did you do this?

Well since we're in the US I guess I need to set the DEA office ablaze don't we? I'll meet you in 4 hours.

[Elmdor Rizer]

Um. People get into trouble for selling drugs over the internet? Shocker.

Not that he should answer to US laws. No one should. HUAGHLUAGH.

[Cosmic]

Pot is legal in Ontario!? :O I'd better go over there for... research purposes, or something. Yes.

It's for your own good.

[b1gwi11]

..... isnt the sale of seeds legal in the US?

thats what i always thought anyway....

[polokitty]

pot isn't legal here.... wtf are they talking about

[skakidd]

referring to this: http://www.cannabisculture.com/articles/2958.html

[DeViOuS]

Pots legal in denver isn't it?

[The Joker]

Pots legal in denver isn't it?

it is. but if you have it in your posession the city police hand you over to the state police, b/c it's not legal in colorado.

[DeViOuS]

Ass holes. Where's the justice. Sad a plant has become illeagal. I know it's the jackasses who made narcotics illeagal because of acting like dumbasses, but it sucks for the people who use it to chill and relax at home or with friends. They were going to change the driving age to 18 instead of 15 because of underage wrecks, and the drinking age of energy drinks to 18 or 21, because of the conetents are much like that of a narcotic and addicting. Soon ciggs will be higher and coffee will be illegal, god.

[Jetsetlemming]

Sad a plant has become illeagal.

Where have you been for the last 120 years or so? Drug outlawing began in 1880, with opium, and marijuana has been included since 1925 (1937 was when the first actual punishment for pot sales began, with a $1 "nuisance fine" for sale).

I know it's the jackasses who made narcotics illeagal because of acting like dumbasses, but it sucks for the people who use it to chill and relax at home or with friends.

That's not at all what started the outlawing. Not in the least bit.
I suggest you do some history homework on the subject.

[DeViOuS]

Ok fucking albert einstien, i was making a point. In general, not recently. I suggest you smoke some weed and chill the fuck out for once. I know it's past the idiots who only enforced the law, other then taxes and what not, I've done drug reports for school, thank you. Go hit that joint, now.

[SegNin]

Here are the reasons why marijuana was outlawed in the US:
http://blogs.salon.com/0002762/stori...naIllegal.html

Suggest you read that, mydyingautumn.
It's rather informative.

You also might want to read the Forum Rules, particularly this one:

4) Don't attack members - This includes constant flaming, harassment, etc. Normally, we tolerate some of it in the confines of the Hangout. However, if things like this happen all of the time, we expect you to take it to private messages, or to a messenger service

[Jetsetlemming]

Ok fucking albert einstien, i was making a point. In general, not recently. I suggest you smoke some weed and chill the fuck out for once. I know it's past the idiots who only enforced the law, other then taxes and what not, I've done drug reports for school, thank you. Go hit that joint, now.

I don't do drugs.

[DeViOuS]

I don't do drugs.

Ain't that a shame